vital villages, thriving town

1. Ring wells were used as :

• (a) Toilets

• (b) Drains

• (c) garbage

• (d) All of these

2. The earliest coins which were in use for about_________________

were punch marked coins.

• 300 years

• 400 years

• 500 years

• 600 years

3. Around 2000 years ago, Mathura became the

second capital of the_____________

• Magadha

• Kushanas

• Vajji

• Patliputra

4. In Tamil region, ordinary ploughmen were known as:

• (a) Vellalar

• (b) Adimai

• (c) Uzhavar

• (d) Karmakara

5. Northern Black Polished ware is a type of :

• (a) Pottery

• (b) Stamp

• (c) Footwear

• (d) Cloth

7. Mathura was also a religious centre-there were

Buddhist ________________ , Jain __________________ and it was an important centre for the worship of______________.

• Monasteries, Shrines.,Krishna

• Texts,Learning,Buddha

• Learning,Texts,Mahavira

• Shrines,Monastries,Vishnu

8. _______________was a coastal settlement where ships

unloaded goods from distant lands.

• Barauch

• Mathura

• Arikamedu

• Ujjain

10. Which metals were used to make punch marked

coins ?

• Gold or Platinum

• Silver or Copper

• Tin or Ivory

• Gold or Tin

The use of iron began in the subcontinent around .

• (a) 2000 years ago

• (b) 3000 years ago

• (c) 9000 years ago

• (d) 5000 years ago

In many cities (a)   have found rows of pots, or

ceramic rings arranged one on top of the other.